world; society; people; the public
and then; and so; and; so then
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
consequence; outcome; result; blame
daily meals; three regular meals a day
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
down payment; contract money
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
feeling apprehensive; feeling (looking) lone and helpless; being down-and-out (ruined); helplessness of those in reduced circumstances
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
in the same way as; just like
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
crisis; critical moment; critical time
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal